A canadair CL65 captain reports #1 tire being replaced 4 times in 1 month for being flat.

Attributes
ACN	582775
Time
Date	200305
Day	Sat
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : zzz.airport
State Reference	US
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	IMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Regional Jet CL65, Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Navigation In Use	other
Flight Phase	ground : taxi ground : parked landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 9600 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	582775
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	aircraft equipment problem : critical maintenance problem : improper maintenance non adherence : published procedure
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	other other
Factors
Maintenance	contributing factor : schedule pressure performance deficiency : repair performance deficiency : non compliance with legal requirements performance deficiency : fault isolation performance deficiency : training
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Aircraft Maintenance Human Performance Environmental Factor Company
Primary Problem	Maintenance Human Performance

Narrative:

ILS runway 4 lga. Landed on centerline at touchdown point. Ground spoiler deployed. Thrust reversers deployed. Applied braking. Aircraft pulled to the right of centerline. Exited runway and taxied to the gate. Operations called and informed us a ramp agent said the #1 tire was flat. Called maintenance and the #1 and #2 tires were changed. Investigated aircraft history and found the wheel assembly had been replaced may/tue/03 and the #1 tire went flat on may/thu/03. Speaking with maintenance, I was told the #1 tire has gone flat on 3 previous occasions prior to may/sat/03. Evidently, this is a reoccurring problem that maintenance is having difficulty with finding a solution.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: A CANADAIR CL65 CAPT RPTS #1 TIRE BEING REPLACED 4 TIMES IN 1 MONTH FOR BEING FLAT.

Narrative: ILS RWY 4 LGA. LANDED ON CTRLINE AT TOUCHDOWN POINT. GND SPOILER DEPLOYED. THRUST REVERSERS DEPLOYED. APPLIED BRAKING. ACFT PULLED TO THE R OF CTRLINE. EXITED RWY AND TAXIED TO THE GATE. OPS CALLED AND INFORMED US A RAMP AGENT SAID THE #1 TIRE WAS FLAT. CALLED MAINT AND THE #1 AND #2 TIRES WERE CHANGED. INVESTIGATED ACFT HISTORY AND FOUND THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN REPLACED MAY/TUE/03 AND THE #1 TIRE WENT FLAT ON MAY/THU/03. SPEAKING WITH MAINT, I WAS TOLD THE #1 TIRE HAS GONE FLAT ON 3 PREVIOUS OCCASIONS PRIOR TO MAY/SAT/03. EVIDENTLY, THIS IS A REOCCURRING PROB THAT MAINT IS HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH FINDING A SOLUTION.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.